Bower & Collier Family Tree
Research by CM Bower
What's New in 2010?
Family History - The Big One
I have embarked on the biggest project I have ever attempted to collate the Family History in Word documents with scanned attachments where appropriate.
It is such a big project that I have called it, "The Big One!"
I have written an Introduction to the Project:
The Big One - Index to Articles written to date including Introduction
Bower/Pitts Family Tree
A distant relative in Australia came up trumps again with:
the marriage of James Pitts and Louiza Pinnion in Fulham in 1812 (appears to be the right James)
the baptism of a son James (and his sister Elizabeth) in 1815 but his sad death in 1816 (age just 5 months)and the baptism of Louisa in 1822.
the baptism of my great great grandmother Mary Pitts in 1817
the marriage of Christopher Bower & Elizabeth Pitts at St George's, Hanover Square in 1817
The Big One - Family History Research Report - Pitts Family
Naval History
Sinking of the Britannia 1941
Lifeboat Number 7
A correspondent made contact to tell me that, some time after the sinking of the SS Britannia in 1941, the Yorkshire Post published extracts from the book: Lifeboat Number 7 by Commander West and my correspondent's grandmother had written to the paper to say that her nephew died in the lifeboat.
Tenerife
After Dad was rescued by the Cabo de Hornos, the ship made its way to Tenerife where any members of the armed forces were interned for a while.
On a second visit to Tenerife, Chris ans I made our way (from the South to the North of the Island) to Santa Cruz where the ship may have been berthed.
On the seafront at Santa Cruz with the commercial port in the background
The Sinking of the SS Britannia - Main Index
Brecht One-Name Study
My cousin traced some entries in the records of old trials at the Old Bailey. This motivated me into writing an update on the search for Heinrich Brecht and Mary Somes who married in 1808 and John Christopher Brecht who married Susannah Pardom in 1795.
Search for Heinrich & John Christopher Brecht
Colin Bower
31 May 2010
